are militaries in general just producing lots of toxic things (not surprising), and the US has the biggest footprint because it has the biggest military? or, is the us just particularly bad on a per unit basis
Any military that has jets, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, etc. will have the same pollution problems as the US military. The US military is just so much bigger than everybody else's for a variety of complex reasons.
Also, it's a bit unfair to say "US Military" as if it is a single unified organization. I would bet the US Navy specifically is the biggest offender.
I bet "US Military" is smaller than "China Factories" though.
Military by definition has the attitude to achieve a single objective through any means possible. It's not exactly surprising that they don't care much about other things. In addition if you are a soldier you often are in pretty bad situations is following some environmental rules is just another burden.
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are militaries in general just producing lots of toxic things (not surprising), and the US has the biggest footprint because it has the biggest military? or, is the us just particularly bad on a per unit basis
Any military that has jets, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, etc. will have the same pollution problems as the US military. The US military is just so much bigger than everybody else's for a variety of complex reasons.
Also, it's a bit unfair to say "US Military" as if it is a single unified organization. I would bet the US Navy specifically is the biggest offender.
I bet "US Military" is smaller than "China Factories" though.
Military by definition has the attitude to achieve a single objective through any means possible. It's not exactly surprising that they don't care much about other things. In addition if you are a soldier you often are in pretty bad situations is following some environmental rules is just another burden.